I think my hen's vent is infected!!Update, found out what it is!!!!!

[crawfordmama]

yomama, Blondie is so pretty! I've got a soft spot for EEs...

 

[Carrie Lynn]

Yomama,
Yes, that's what I wanted...a pic of your chicken's "better half" ;-)
She's very pretty. I'm glad she's improving.
Carrie Lynn

 

[yomama]

Thanks! I think she is very pretty too, but I might be a little biased.

She really is one of my favorite hens. She is so very sweet and friendly. Definitely the most friendly out of my whole flock. She is improving daily. With the exception of a little scab on her vent, you can barely tell there was an infection there at all!

 

[AndreaS]

Wow, this has been a great learning thread! The fact that too much protein can be bad for them never occurred to me! I've been giving my girls yogurt, scrambled eggs, and the occasional canned tuna or salmon a few times a week! Better back off of that a little! One of my girls is moulting, so I figured extra protein was a good idea. I wonder if your vet has any suggestions on how often you should give them high protein treats?

A question, the hen that had the first kidney infection.....was the treatment the same? How did she turn out?

Thanks for all the updates, your Blondie is a cutie!

 

[AndreaS]

Oh, and I use the probios powder too.....its great stuff! They have it at my southern states and at my little feed store up the road. I usually mix it into a damp mash for them as a treat.

 

[yomama]

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I never thought about too much protein as a being a bad thing, either! Live and learn, I guess.

I think I will give the vet a call and see what her take is on giving extra protein, especially during a molt. As for my first hen that had a kidney infection, hers was REALLY bad. She also had worms at the time too, poor thing. Our temps were in the teens and low twenties at the time. Not too normal for us here, so she was under alot of stress all the way around. The vet went ahead and had me put her on Baytril, a pretty strong antibiotic, plus, we wormed her with ivermectin too. I had to keep her indoors as well, just trying to get her to eat what ever she wanted. The vet suspected that she may have slowed her water intake way down, due to the water being really cold. Even though I kept the water from freezing, it still could of been too cold for her liking.

Not drinking enough may have dehydrated her enough to cause the kidney problems. She ended up pulling through wonderfully. Sadly, though, she came down with Marek's disease symptoms a few months later. We had to have her euthanized. A necropsy proved it was Marek's. She was one of my favorite, and first hens, and was only 1 1/2 years old when we lost her. Her name was Betty, she was a Black Australorp, and she was the queen of the group. I had always wanted a Black Australorp, and was really sad that I lost her. I'm thinking that one of my new chicks might be a Black Australorp, though.

That would be nice.

 

[kla37]

She is such a pretty hen! Glad she's doing better! This had been a very informative and helpful thread.